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NC budget bill deal reached (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald) RALEIGH (AP) - Democratic leaders at the Legislature wrapped up a $21.3 billion final budget plan Thursday that delays two tax breaks in order to please Gov. Mike Easley and authorizes borrowing more than $850 million on state construction projects. us.rd.yahoo.com
REGION: Cell phones, too, will switch to 442 area code (North County Times) After considerable confusion, state regulators now say the demise of the 760 area code in North County will apply to cell phones, too. To cope with steadily growing demand for new phone numbers, the California Public Utilities Commission on April 24 us.rd.yahoo.com
‘PDP stand ambiguous’ (Greater Kashmir) Srinagar: National Conference today said the PDP was not coming out clearly on the issue of support to the Azad government and the stand of PDP was ambiguous because it is not ready to relinquish power. us.rd.yahoo.com
Newspaper: How WA lost $2 billion plant to Idaho (Seattle Times) Gov. Chris Gregoire was asked to support French-owned energy services company Areva NC Inc.'s $2 billion uranium enrichment plant and told her help was important to bringing its 400 jobs to the Tri-Cities, a newspaper says. us.rd.yahoo.com
McCrory: NC should consider offshore drilling (Greensboro News & Record) (Credit: "By WHITNEY WOODWARD Associated Press Writer") us.rd.yahoo.com
Yadkin River: Stanly County leaders urge state to study wresting rights to river from aluminum giant Alcoa (Independent Tribune) BADIN - Up a steep hill from this community's small downtown and past a locked gate, a 200-foot dam built in the early 1900s continues to harness the power of the Yadkin River where it once flowed through a corridor of rock known as The Narrows. Owned by a subsidiary of aluminum manufacturing giant Alcoa, the dam is one of four at the center of an emerging battle for control over a 38-mile ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Hotlines Can Help Govt. Agencies Control Misconduct (Enterprise Security Today) Illegal and unethical behavior -- fraud, theft, discrimination, bribes, kickbacks -- can do significant damage to the reputations and bottom lines of any business in any industry. A renewed interest in corporate governance, sparked by legislative mandates like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, has spread beyond publicly traded corporations. Even those that are not statutorily required to comply are ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Azad government’s fate uncertain (The Hindu) I have the numbers: Chief Minister us.rd.yahoo.com
Study: ASU provides (Watauga Democrat) An economic impact study based on existing regional models showed Appalachian State University has an annual economic impact of $509 million on a five-county region. us.rd.yahoo.com
Who should control the Yadkin? (Independent Tribune) Who should control the Yadkin? Stanly County leaders urge state to study wresting rights to river from aluminum giant Alcoa By Josh McCann jmccann@independenttribune.com BADIN - Up a steep hill from this community's small downtown and past a locked gate, a 200-foot dam built in the early 1900s continues to harness the power of the Yadkin River where it once flowed through a corridor of rock ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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